Hochschwab Mountains

Strong increase in avalanche danger already in the morning!

Spontaneous wet snow avalanches to be expected!

The avalanche danger is generally categorised as "moderate", but increases slightly during the course of the day. Spontaneous avalanche activity increases with the sunlight from midday. Medium-sized and occasionally large wet loose snow and slab avalanches are to be expected in particular on the sunny slopes. Gliding avalanches are also to be expected on the sunny slopes. In extremely steep, shady areas above 2000 m, small to medium-sized slab avalanches can also be triggered in isolated cases (persistent weak layer problem).

The snowpack is damp or wet in all layers and can start to glide on slippery ground. In addition to loose snow avalanches, spontaneous, wet slab avalanches can also be expected, as liquid water in the snowpack can reactivate former weak layers in the persistent weak layer. Only in very shady areas above 2000 m does the snowpack still have cold reserves and some weak layers in the persistent weak layer.

A weak cold front will move in from the west during the night of Easter Monday. There will be showers in the northern Alps and the temperature will drop. During the day, light rain or snowfall will fall along the northern side of the Alps in the morning. The snowfall level will be around 1900 metres above sea level. The clouds will soften in the afternoon. The temperature at 2000 metres above sea level will be between -1 and +3 degrees. Strong winds from west to north-west.

Sunny mountain weather will prevail again on Tuesday. The north-westerly wind blows noticeably. The avalanche danger changes only slightly.